HAN SEUNG HEE's career high 22 points! Jeong Kwan-jang, who won five consecutive games, overwhelmed KCC. It has emerged as the best dark horse in the semi-final PO
Feb 04, 2025
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Jung Kwan-jang caught Busan KCC 91-86 in the away game of the KCC professional basketball regular league in the 2024-2025 season at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan on the 4th.
Jeong Kwan-jang had the triangle formation of Han Seung-hee (22 points), Park Ji-hoon (21 points), and Johnny O'Brient (14 points), who scored the most points in his personal career, while Caddie Lauren (22 points, 13 rebounds), Hur Woong (15 points) and Lee Ho-hyun (19 points) fought hard for KCC.
Jeong Kwan-jang recorded 13 wins and 23 losses, narrowing the gap with sixth-ranked Wonju DB to three games. The gap with KCC is 2.5 games.
The match was the first face-off between the trading parties. The two teams traded one-option foreign player Caddy Lahren and DeYonte Burton.
It was a win-win. KCC strengthened the base of the goal, followed by Lahren's strong offense and defense. Burton also showed shot creation and explosive attack in the articles of association, and the articles of association has been winning consecutively.
KCC, which has good guard and wing resources, desperately needed a big man under the basket, and Jeong Kwan-jang, who has good defense and a combative native big man under the basket, needed a main ball handler to release the attack.
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KCC's Hur Woong, Epistola, Jung Chang-young, Choi Jun-yong, and Caddy Lahren were the best five. Song Kyo-chang has not been in good condition yet. The best 5 that could have been expected.
The articles of association were Park Ji-hoon, Harvey Gomez, Dionte Burton, Bae Byung-joon and Kim Kyung-won. It was a small lineup centered on the button.
Burton scored a three-run shot from the corner. He helped Park Ji-hoon with a three-run drive and kick. Jung Chang-young also got a U foul.
However, KCC focused on targeting under the basket with Lahren at the center. Hurung's under-the-goal breakthrough by early offens. A fierce battle ensued.
KCC relentlessly attacks under the basket. On the other hand, the articles of association focused on targeting the inside and outside with the button at the center. KCC's outer defense was not good.
However, in KCC, Lahren was strong. As Jeong Kwan-jang's double team and KCC's three points missed one after another, Laren hit three points with a pick and pop. However, Jeong Kwan-jang's activity and momentum, who has been on a winning streak, were sharp.
When the ball was put in by Lahren, Park Ji-hoon stole it. Fast forward connection. Later, Choi Jun-yong's pass miss came out, and Park Ji-hoon punished him with a three-point shot. 25-19, the lead of the articles of association by six points.
At this time, Choi Jun-yong's three-point game was dedicated to three free throws with Burton's unreasonable defense. The good flow has been cut off. Johnny O'Brient, who was replaced by Burton at the end of the first quarter, made a heavy one-on-one shot under the basket, ending the first quarter with a 27-21 lead by Jeong Kwan-jang.
KCC replaced all five of the best players at the end of the first quarter. Starting with Donovan Smith, Lee Seung-hyun, Lee Ho-hyun, Lee Keun-hwi, and Song Kyo-chang stepped up. I made and operated a second unit.
When Smith succeeded in a high-low post-up attack with Lee Seung-hyun, Jeong Kwan-jang responded with a one-on-one face-up by O'Brien, who has good momentum.
Jeong Kwan-jang gained momentum again. A good passing game continued around the 2-2 attack between O'Brien and Park Ji-hoon, and Jung Joon-won scored a three-point opening chance in a row.
Later, O'Brien scored consecutive points against Smith on a 1-1 run. 39-31, 8-point lead. KCC's Operation Time. The articles of association should pay attention to O'Brien as well as to Burton. If Burton leads the attack on the outside, O'Brien launches a very powerful attack on the inside and outside. It was difficult for Smith to stop 1-1 in defense.
Hurung and Lahren were put in. Hurung's three-point shot put out the urgent fire. However, the activity of the articles of association has been maximized. KCC immediately became a double team when O'Brien caught the ball. Then, rookie So Jun-hyuk scored three points after passing twice, and then scored additional points through two quick attacks. 45-35, leading by 10 points. It was a performance that felt the power of the articles of association.
However, Hur Woong's three-point shot, which received an off-the-ball screen again, hit the mark. He cut the flow.
KCC's last attack in the second quarter. Lee Ho-hyun was blocked by a block shot. And he committed a foul. It was a team foul. Jung Joon-won scored two free throws. However, Heo seemed to hit a buzzer beater three points, but time has passed. 49-40, closed the first half with a lead of 9 points from the articles of association.
The strong activity and strength of Burton and O'Brien, Park Ji-hoon and Jung Joon-won were felt in the first half. On the other hand, the complete KCC with Choi Joon-yong and Song Kyo-chang had too many mistakes.
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The momentum of the articles of association was too sharp. Successive fastball runs with a strong transition.
The difference in team speed was evident. In addition, KCC made a series of mistakes through excessive passes. The attack was not in order. 57-42, 15-point lead.
Choi Jun-yong responded with six consecutive points. Under-the-goal breakthrough by Huh Woong's hedge. Lahren stepped up under the basket. Jeong Kwan-jang had a button in and had a weakness in the defense under the basket. Basket count three-point play. 60-51, chasing by 9 points.
At this time, Han Seung-hee is very active. Along with an open mid jumper, came out on the perimeter and hit Lahren's slow foot. 3 points, 5 points in a row.
KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin called in the operation time and excluded all foreign players. Jeong Kwan-jang allowed 66 points until about four minutes in the third quarter. The defense was too poor. The motion offense of the articles of association using the slow feet of Lauren and Smith was powerful. In the end, only domestic players were sent to the court, excluding all foreign players.
Heo Woong's under-the-goal breakthrough, basket count, and Lee Ho-hyun's three-point score broke out. Jeong Kwan-jang focused his attack on Burton, but his attack efficiency decreased. Choi Jun-yong succeeded in breaking through, and Jeong Kwan-jang's foul. He trailed by 5 points.
Burton's mistake. In the third quarter, KCC's modified mercenary skills, consisting of only domestic players, worked. Jeong Kwan-jang focused his attack on Burton, but rather backfired, 71-66, ending the third quarter by five points. KCC's fierce chase.
In the fourth quarter, KCC put in Lahren, and the articles of association came out O'Brien.
KCC made defensive changes. It was a structure in which Choi Jun-yong blocked O'Brient and Laren blocked Han Seung-hee. The intention was to minimize the defensive burden on slow-footed Lahren.
At this time, Han Seung-hee became a variable. He hit a three-run shot on the outside. Lahren had a contest, but it was sucked into the rim. Later, Han Seung-hee's mid-jumper by Park Ji-hoon's breakthrough. At an important moment, it was a valuable score that hit Karen's Achilles tendon.
At this time, Choi Junyong's Illy Girl screen. The attacker committed a foul. Song Kyo-chang's one-on-one attack failed. On the other hand, Jeong Kwan-jang was followed by O'Brient, post-up and Han Seung-hee's cut-in score.
In the end, Jeong Kwan-jang beat KCC's persistent pursuit and won.
Jeong Kwan-jang scored 22 points, which is Han Seung-hee's career-high. Tactically, it was a very important score. Karen is active in KCC, but slow feet are the problem. It's a drop-star defense, but the range of defensive activities is far away. Han Seung-hee blasted this weakness with a mid-jumper and a three-point shot.
The articles of association were powerful. In the third quarter, when the button's attack efficiency fell, he switched gears to O'Brien. He showed strong performance and tough defense centered on Park Ji-hoon and Jung Joon-won. It was Jeong Kwan-jang's performance that felt his strength.
He is now three games behind the sixth-place DB. The flow of DB and KCC is very bad. Jeong Kwan-jang's hopes for the round of six are not over yet.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
